Is this a recognised sail plan?

Looking at it, I suspect that while it is a working boat type, they likely race them, bit like the open heavily canvassed open boats in the carib.
We had a fantastic evening sight along that coast: a bit further West (Maranhao state) they use similar sail plans but a planked hull, two crews one steers the other hangs outside holding a rope in his hands in a trapeze-like style. 10-20 boats all sailing back to shore at the same time, sails in all different colours tinted by the sunset light, these people sideways of their barely visible hulls; unfortunately I could not take a picture but what a sight, the image is still vivid.

Edit. Just found some more recent images on the internet (not mine), indeed they race, crew is four (one is for scooping water :D ), they have added poles on the side.
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